The Cannon Fodder and Villain’s Happy Ending

Seeing Qin Di's stunned expression, the smile on Gu Zezhi's lips deepened, as if he was coaxing a child, he said, Dear me, get me another rose cake.

Qin Ji: ...

She laughed and picked up a rose cake from the box, Want this?

Without waiting for him to answer, she threw the rose cake directly in his face, then turned around and ran away.

Gu Zezhi looked at the little girl's back, raised his hand to catch the rose cake, chuckled softly, and felt an indescribable joy in his heart: Why is this girl so interesting, it always makes him happy.

Qin Di didn't run out a few steps, then ran back and said to Gu Zezhi with a blank face, Reach out your hand.

Gu Zezhi stretched out his injured right hand with kindness.

On his white jade-like palm, the open wound was still oozing blood, and the wound was stained with some fine grass clippings and soil.

Qin Di took his right palm with one hand and put it on the stone table, picked up the water bag with the other, poured clean water on his palm, and rinsed his wound.

Following that, Qin Di took out a clean handkerchief and carefully wiped the wound around the wound. He then wrapped his right palm with another primrose-colored handkerchief, and tie a bow.

He looked at her quietly, without speaking.

The corners of her lips were pursed tightly, with a fierce look, but her movements were very light.

Her hands were small, only half the size of his. Her fingers were white and slender, and her pink fingernails shone with a pearl-like sheen. If you look closely, you will find that her palms have thin calluses, just like his.

After Qin Di bandaged his wound, he picked up the water bag and the snack box and ran away without saying a word.

Gu Zezhi looked down at the handkerchief tied to his right palm, the corners of his mouth raised high.

The silver moonlight slanted on him, making his dark pupils overflow with light, and his expression softened.

Not long after, people came back from the mountains and forests in twos and threes.

They all returned in a hurry after hearing the sound of the horn. Some of them brought some prey back in high spirits, but most of them were empty-handed. Most people did not expect that the night hunt tonight would end so quickly.

Everyone spontaneously gathered near the hunting platform, and their eyes naturally looked at the bear corpse on the hunting platform.

That bear is taller and more burly than ordinary bears. Even if it is lying there silently now, it looks like sitting on a hill. However, it is not easy to hunt such a bear king.

Everyone pointed at the bear corpse with great interest, and the atmosphere became more and more enthusiastic.

When the people were almost there, the emperor stepped onto the high hunting platform and announced loudly:

The leaders of today's night hunt are Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun.

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun with different expressions, some were envious, some were jealous, some were revered, some were curious.

Under the glowing eyes of everyone, Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun walked to the hunting platform together to receive the reward.

Qin Zening only hunted a deer and a pheasant this time, and he didn't even see the shadow of the bear. At this time, he looked at the bear on the hunting platform with some envy, and sighed casually: Yu Fuyun is indeed Yu Fu. Yun, although I didn't come to the winter hunt four years ago, I heard that he hunted a bear by himself and came back.

Gu Zezhi's hand with beaded arrows is even more unique.

The two of them joined hands, could it not even be the Bear King?

Qin Di took it seriously, and excitedly told Qin Zening about the bear hunt just now. Qin Zening was envious and thought: Why didn't he see it!

Qin Di said as much as he could, and also said about Yelu Luan's face being scratched by bear claws, but he did not mention the matter of Zheng Feng and Prince Duan.

Qin Zening raised his eyebrows, and also gave Yelu Luan two words: Deserved!

Who made Yelu Luan dare to covet his sister!

At the same time, Gu Zezhi and Yu Fuyun on the hunting platform had already received the emperor's generous reward, and they thanked them in unison.

Gu Zezhi turned around and stepped back from the hunting platform, and glanced at Qin Di.

The two looked at each other.

Qin Di, who was still ecstatic, smiled stiffly, thinking that he was still angry, shook his head, and ran away.

Qin Zening wanted to ask Yeluluan again, but before he could say anything, he saw Qin Di run away suddenly, and blinked in confusion.

Qin Zening: ?

Gu Zezhi looked at Qin Di's back as light as a deer, put his right fist on his lips, and sneered silently.

Qin Di's primrose-colored veil was also wrapped on his right hand. This veil obviously did not belong to him, which attracted Queen Wei's strange eyes.

Empress Wei sighed in her heart: The female university is not going to stay.

The second prince, Gu Jing, also looked at Gu Zezhi, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

He never imagined that Gu Zezhi was not only unscathed, but also won the leader of the night hunt.

So, Prince Duan and Yelu Luan have both failed?

Such a good opportunity, how can...

Father.

Gu Jing stepped forward and bowed to the emperor, smiled nonchalantly, wanted to inquire about something, and said, My son should really go with the father, so I can see Uncle Ze and General Yu show their talents.

Royal father, son-in-law...

Go back, I'm tired.

The emperor's face was sullen, he didn't want to deal with Gu Jing anymore, and waved his hand.

Gu Jing lowered his eyes slightly, stepped aside, and did not ask any further questions, thinking in his heart: It seems that he still has to ask Yelu Luan.

The emperor encouraged the noble children present a few words, and then sent everyone down to rest, and he and Queen Wei left first.

Everyone bowed and sent the emperor away.

The night was cold as water, the emperor returned to the Yongan Palace in the center of the Hunting Palace, and announced that Yuan Minggang, the commander of Jinyiwei, had an audience and ordered: Yuan Minggang, send someone to Duanwang's mansion to pass on my oral order, Xuan Duanwang will bring the prince to the capital. .

After a pause, the emperor added: I just said that I have arranged a marriage for Gu Zezhi and asked them to come to the capital to propose marriage.

Yuan Minggang immediately clasped his fists and took orders, and he could vaguely guess that the emperor Xuan Duan and his son had no other purpose in coming to Beijing this time. Gu Zezhi's marriage was just an excuse for the emperor.

Jin Yiwei is the emperor's henchman, so naturally he won't say much.

Yuan Minggang withdrew, leaving only the emperor and the eunuch Zhou Xin in the study.

The emperor sat behind the court case and murmured to a longbow hanging on the wall: The matter of the prince cannot be left to Uncle Duan himself. Uncle Duan is obviously a partialist, otherwise, he would have It's time to be a concubine.

Zhou Xin heard it too, he just pretended he didn't hear it, and persuaded with a smile: Your Majesty, it's not early, you should rest for a while.

The emperor's dragon body has only improved a little recently, so he can't be bothered.

The emperor rubbed his eyebrows and asked Zhou Xin to wait for him to rest.

There will be a sacrificial ceremony tomorrow morning, and the emperor will not be able to rest for long. After more than two hours, he gets up again.

This morning's ancestor worship ceremony will begin at Mao Shi, presided over by the emperor himself.

Everyone did not dare to neglect, and came to the hunting platform on time, crowding the hunting palace square again.

The whimpering horn sounded again, and there was a sense of vitality in this dawn when the morning star was slowly rising.

The emperor boarded the hunting platform, and the guards behind the imperial guards followed with their prey, not only the black bear that was hunted last night, but also four kinds of prey: stag, deer, wolf, and wild boar, making up five animals.

Under the hunting platform, all the ministers fell down and knelt down.

The emperor looked up at the direction of the rising sun, recited the sacrificial text aloud, and took the five animals as offerings to the gods and ancestors.

Immediately afterwards, the bodies of the five animals were thrown into the bonfire, and the flames were burning, consuming these sacrifices rapidly.

Under the signal of the master of ceremonies, everyone shouted in unison: The emperor is holy, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and God bless Daqi!

The shouts were so loud that the sky seemed to shake like thunder.

At this point, today's sacrificial ceremony is over.

Next, they will stay in the Hunting Palace for another ten days before leaving for Beijing.

After the emperor left, the surroundings suddenly became lively and noisy. Some people hurried into the hunting ground, such as Qin Zening; some people were busy walking their horses, such as Qin Zeyu; some girls shouted and went fishing together ,Lake tour……

As for Qin Di, who originally planned to ask Du Ruo to go shopping together, but before the horse was led, he saw Gu Zezhi walking towards her.

She just pretended that she didn't see it, and went in the other direction, thinking: she should go back to Luqin Garden to make up for her sleep.

Qin Di buried his head and walked forward, covering his stomach again, feeling a little hungry.

She came in a hurry this morning, she only hurriedly drank half a bowl of millet porridge and ate three xiao long bao, then came in a hurry, she simply went back and asked Du Ruo to reheat her breakfast...

As she walked, she thought, and before she took a few steps, there was someone blocking her way in front of her, causing her to almost bump into it.

As soon as she raised her head subconsciously, Gu Zezhi's handsome face came into her eyes, and the corners of her lips curled into a small smile that was just right.

... The corners of Qin Di's eyes twitched, and he thought, It's great to have long hands and feet!

Qin Di raised his chin and looked at Gu Zezhi, who was a head taller than himself, and received a 10,000-point crit in his heart: Humph! She is only fourteen years old, and she will grow taller!

Gu Zezhi took out a gadget from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Qin Di, Play it for you.

Hanging on his finger was a green straw parrot, but the size of a baby's fist, with slightly spread wings, as if it was ready to fly away at any time.

As soon as the wind blew, the straw parrot swayed slightly under Gu Zezhi's palm. It was so cute, and the wings seemed to be scratching Qin Di's heart.

So cute!

Qin Di had absolutely no resistance to such cute gadgets, and his eyes were shining.

She is still angry, the consequences are serious, but it is not so easy to coax her!

The straw parrot was handed in front of her eyes, and she shook it gently. Qin Di tried her best not to look at it, but no matter which way she put her head, the parrot could always be swaying in front of her, and her small wings seemed to move, which made her heart tick. more itchy.

Bring it!

Finally, Qin Di couldn't bear it any longer, grabbed it and took it in his hand to play with it.

Gu Zezhi: Do you like it?

Qin Di nodded without thinking, I like it!

The corners of her mouth were raised high, and her face was full of joy.

Gu Zezhi smirked twice, thinking to himself: This little girl is still so coaxing!

Qin Di: It's a pity it's made of straw, so it won't last long.

The little face was full of regret.

Gu Zezhi's palm turned over, and there was another parrot network woven with green ribbons in his palm.

do not move.

As Gu Zeyi said, he bowed his head and put the parrot on Qin Di's waist, which matched perfectly with the willow-yellow lotus-embroidered purse she was wearing today.

Qin Di was satisfied, and a pair of shallow pear eddies appeared on his lips.

She was only interested in admiring and playing with her parrot, but she didn't notice that, from a distance, a pair of dark eyes were looking at her and Gu Zezhi without blinking.

It is Yingluo County Lord.

Yingluo stood upright under a big tree, and the corner of her mouth drew a contemptuous arc.

This Qin Di, who has lived in such a market place since he was a child, was raised by such despicable people. Don't have eyes?

!

What's even more disgusting is that she also chose Gu Zezhi deliberately, fearing that it was because she was jealous of sister Xin and wanted to beat her, so she chose the uncle of the second prince and the third prince of Duan Wangfu.

This Gu Zezhi doesn't have eyes either, he has been helping Qin Di and supporting her.

Yingluo squinted her eyes and clenched her fists unwillingly, but she quickly said to herself, what if Qin Di was complacent for a while!

After all, Qin Di's vision is too shallow and stupid!

She didn't even think about it, sister Xin was her sister, and she would definitely marry the second prince in the future. How could Qin Di marry Gu Zezhi, how could two sisters marry an uncle and nephew together.

Even if Gu Zezhi is fascinated by Qin Di for a while now, this generation is here after all, and Qin Di is destined to be abandoned!

Thinking of this, Yingluo's heart faintly rose with pleasure, and the corners of her lips were slightly raised.

Wreaths.

A soft female voice came from behind.

A young girl in a lilac-colored ruffle skirt and a purple cloak walked slowly to Yingluo's side.

The girl is about fourteen years old, with a small melon seed face, beautiful and lovely, and a slender body. She looks soft and weak, as if a gust of wind can blow it away.

The three or four noble ladies beside Yingluo bowed their knees to salute the girl one after another: His Royal Highness Third Princess.

Only then did Yingluo come back to her senses. She smiled at the girl and called out with a smile, Changning.

The third princess, Changning, followed Yingluo's line of sight and also looked at Gu Zezhi and Qin Di not far away, and saw the two of them chatting and laughing as they got on their horses, and then rode their horses towards a small wood in the northwest of the hunting platform. .

Changning's Liu Yemei frowned, softly persuading: Yingluo, don't go to Miss Qin San again, the queen mother likes her.

Yingluo pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word, and a look of disapproval flashed across her eyes.

Of course she knew that Empress Wei liked Qin Di, but so what?

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She is the daughter of the dignified prince, the niece of the emperor, and the princess of the imperial court. Could it be that Empress Wei would beat and scold herself for such a little dispute with Qin Di?

!

Others may give Qin Di three points in the face of the queen, but he is not afraid!

Chang Ning could see that Yingluo didn't take it seriously, and persuaded: Yingluo, why do you want to make your mother unhappy...

Changning, Yingluo interrupted Changning, she casually raised her hand and tucked the tangled strands of blue silk on her temples behind her ears, It's not me, it's you who should be worried now.

Yingluo's eyes were bright, with a sigh that was almost pitiful.

... Changning looked at Yingluo suspiciously.

Yingluo said unhurriedly, The second prince of Beiyan came to Daqi not only for peace talks, but also for his relatives.

He chose Qin Di now, but Qin Di refuses, so who will marry him?

The wedding of the eldest princess has been fixed, and the wedding date is approaching; the second princess is raised under the lap of the empress, as if she were her own daughter, then the only candidate for the rest is you, Changning.

dont you agree?

The third princess is fourteen years old today, and she will be married in a few months, and her biological mother is not favored, so she cannot speak at all in front of the emperor and the queen.

Chang Ning's face instantly turned bloody, and his slender figure trembled invisibly, like a delicate flower in the wind and rain.

Last month, when Yelu Luan came to Beijing, Changning heard from her mother-in-law that Bei Yan was here to marry.

In the time of the first emperor, Daqi had a princess and kissed the southern barbarians. After only three years of marriage, he died in a foreign land in his youthful years. Those barbarians all slept on the ground and slept on the ground. They were worse than the common people in Daqi!

For the past few days, Chang Ning has been worried that he will be chosen as the princess who is close to him.

Yingluo's words just spoke to the fear in Changning's heart.

Yingluo casually took the rope from the maid's hand, gently stroked the white horse's slender neck twice, and said, Changning, it would be great if Prince Yelu married Qin Di, right?

Changning: ...

The atmosphere is slightly cold.

Seeing that Chang Ning's face was not very good-looking, a pink-clothed girl with a round face cleared her throat and said in a rounded tone: County Lord, don't scare Your Highness the Third Princess.

Yingluo laughed Puchi, her delicate and bright face was filled with a smile as bright as spring, Yeah.

I just scare you, Changning, who told me to persuade you so many times that you would not go into the hunting ground with us.

She smiled brightly, as if she was just playing a joke with Changning.

Several other noble ladies also laughed, the laughter was like a silver bell, and the atmosphere relaxed.

Another blue-clothed girl also tried to invigorate the atmosphere: County Lord, His Royal Highness the third princess is weak. It's very early in the morning, and the mountains and forests are very cold. In case of wind and cold, it will not be beautiful.

That's right.

Yingluo smiled slightly, seemingly relieved, and comforted Changning again, Changning, don't worry, you are a princess, the emperor will not let you kiss.

Changning: ...

After a pause, Yingluo said with a smile: It's just that this matter is undecided, and it always makes people feel uncertain. It would be great if they could choose a person to marry as soon as possible.

Hey, I heard that the wild land in Beiyan has a tradition of inheriting from father and wife, and brother and sister-in-law.

When Chang Ning heard the words, his face turned even paler, his hands clenched tightly into fists.

Yingluo glanced at Chang Ning calmly, grabbed the reins and turned on her horse neatly, and greeted the ladies with a smile: Let's go, Changning won't go, let's not persuade her.

Hurry up to the hunting ground, even if you can't catch a bear, you can also kill a deer, hunt a pheasant, etc.

Several other ladies also got on the horses one after another, chatting and laughing and riding their horses towards the hunting ground.

Only Chang Jing was left standing there quietly, watching the backs of them leaving.

The mountain wind in the early morning was unusually cold, blowing on her face, making the cloak on her body bulge, and the corner of the cloak fluttered like a butterfly, making her weaker and weaker.

The canopy above was also swayed by the cold wind, reflecting Changning's eyes bright and dark.

Chang Ning clenched his fists even tighter, bit his lower lip slightly, biting his lips slightly white.

The concubine didn't accompany her to the hunting palace, and now she doesn't even have anyone to discuss.

The words that Yingluo had just said echoed over and over in Changning's ears.

Xin'an has been raised under the Queen's lap since childhood, and is no different from the Princess Di.

If I had to choose a princess and a relative, I'm afraid I would be the most likely candidate. No, it should be said that she is the only one.

Beiyan is a barren land, where people are rude and vulgar, and as Yingluo said, there is a tradition of father and wife inheriting, and brother inheriting brother and sister-in-law.

Chang Ning just thought about it, and felt her chest tighten. She subconsciously raised her hand and grabbed the front of her shirt.

Hey!

A man's voice suddenly came from behind, which startled Chang Ning.

She turned her head to look, and saw Yelu Luan standing three or four steps away, with gauze wrapped around her left face, and bright red blood oozing from the gauze was faintly visible.

The shadow cast by his tall figure almost shrouded her, and he just stood there, exuding a pressing deterrent.

Chang Ning glanced at him and looked away nervously.

Yelu Luan raised her eyebrows and asked casually, Are you the emperor's princess?

Yelu Luan had met several of the emperor's princes and princesses.

Chang Ning lowered her face timidly, nodded quickly, and did not speak, she was like a frightened bird.

Yeluluan said again, Have you seen Qin Di?

Chang Ning's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and said softly, She and Uncle Ze Huang went there.

She raised her finger in a direction, but still didn't look at Yelu Luan again.

It's Gu Zezhi again! Yelu Luan frowned, her face darkened instantly, and the wound on her face began to ache again.

He is bound to ask Gu Zezhi to get it back!

Chang Ning twisted the veil in his hand, his body was restrained, and he had a cautious feeling, neither daring to look at Yelu Luan nor to speak more.

Yelu Luan's mouth curled into a contemptuous sneer.

This Daqi girl is really boring, most of them are timid, Qin Di is better than Qin Di, like a wild horse that is hard to tame.

Now that the goal was achieved, Yelu Luan ignored Changning and left.

Chang Ning still stood in the same place, slowly raised his face, and turned towards Yelu Luan's back.

Yelu Luan is tall and strong, looking a lot taller than ordinary Dasheng people, and walking boldly.

Chang Ning bit his lower lip and suddenly called out, Prince Yelu, have you taken a fancy to Qin Di?

She is a girl who hasn't left the cabinet, and she grew up reading Nv's Training and Nv's Commandments when she was a child. hot.

Yelu Luan in front stopped.

Chang Ning gritted his teeth and said quickly, I... I can help you find Qin Di out...

Having said that, she could no longer speak, her voice became softer and softer, and hurriedly said: I... I'll go first.

Changning just turned around when he heard Yelu Luan's voice from behind: Okay.

Changning stopped for a moment, without looking back at Yelu Luan.

She squeezed the handkerchief and ran away quickly.

But not long after, she returned to the hunting platform and sat in one of the pergolas.

From time to time, her eyes looked in the direction of the grove, until in the afternoon, she finally saw Gu Zezhi and Qin Di walking out on horseback.